Guano-distributer.



Noni/16,282. PATENTEDYDBQB, 1903.

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Patented ecember 8, 1903.,l

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JEssEs. BYRD,YOE LINDEN, NORTH CAROLINA.'

GuANo-DISTRIBUTER.`

SPECIFICATION forming part of v Letters Patent No. 746,282, datedDecember 8, 1903. ,Application ledug'ust 18, 1903. Serial No. 169,909.(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JESSE S. BYRD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Linden, in the county of Harnett and State of NorthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGuano-Distributers; and I l do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it'appertains to make and use thesame,.ref erence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification. l

This invention relates to new and useful improvements inguano-distributers; and in carrying out the present invention it is myobject to improve upon the form of construction of distributer uponwhich I have been granted Letters Patent in the United States, No.702,921, dated June 24, 1902.

More specifically my invention comprises a guano-distributor having abox the bottom of which is concave and the provision of a shaftjournaled in the opposite walls of the box, radiating stirrersprojecting therefrom which turn in the concave portion of the box, andin the provision of a pivotal lever having a attened end which isadapted to control the outlet to the box.

The invention consists, furtherin the provision of a guanofdistributerhaving abox with concave bottom controlled by a pivoted lever having aflattened end which is curved to conform to the concave bottom of thebox and in the provision of an upper plate which is disposed at an angleadjacent to the exit end of the distributer-box,.whereby'as the guanofalls through the exit it is directed adjacent to the wheel whichrotates the stirrers.

The invention consists, further, in various details of construction,combinations, and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter fullydescribed and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawings, in which-Figu re lis a vertical longitudinal sectional View -through the machine,and'Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view. Fig. 3 is a detail view showingthe lever for raising the bar.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a box having tapering sides and providedvwitha concave'bottomB, and C designates a shaft which is j ournaled in suitable bearings onopposite sides of the box and passes through the lower portion thereofto its curved concavev bottom.

C designates stirrers which radiate from the shaft and are adapted toturn inside the concave portion of the box to loosen the guano and causethe same to make exit freely through the feeding-apertu rein the lowerend of the box. The wheelD is mounted upon said shaft and is adapted toturn the shaft, and E designates a plow-beam, to which the frame F,supporting the box, is adapted to be held. Pivoted to one side of thebox is a lever H, and K is a rope which is fastened to one end of theframe F and is caught over said lever and is provided for the purpose ofraising the entire apparatus when it is desired to lift the same fromthe ground, in whichcase the weight of the forward end of the beam willbe thrown upon the animal drawing the machine.

A lever N ispivotally mounted at N inside of the box, and one end ofsaid lever is bent to conform to the curved bottom of the box B and isiiattened, as shown clearly in the sectional views of the drawings. Oneend of thelever N extends above the top of the box and forms a handle,whereby said lever may be rocked upon its pivot-pin for the purpose ofthrowing the curved ends of the lever over or away from theexit-aperture G in the bottom of the box. I M designatesadeliecting-platawhich is fastened in a'recessed `portion of the bottomof box and positioned underneath the outlet end of the box, upon whichplate the guano is adapted to fall through the box and to bedirectedadjacent to the lower end of the wheel D. Said plate may beeither dovetailed or fastenedin any suitable manner to the box. Fromtheforegoing it'will be observed by the provision of a guano-distributormade in accordance with my invention the guano will be thoroughlyagitated by the stirrers rotating in the concave portion off-thebox, andby swinging the lever N to one side or the other the inner curved endsof said lever may be thrown over the outlet-apertu re or awaytherefrom,thus regulating the feedingof the guano, and by the provisionof the deecting-plate the guano may be thrown to the one side adjacentto the Wheel.

While I have shown a particular construction of apparatus embodying thefeatures of myinvention, it will be understood that I may makealterations in the detailed construction of the same without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A guano -distributer comprising a box, means for supporting the sameupon the beam of a plow, an axle passing through the box and havingstirrers thereon, means for rotat- JESSE S. BYRD.

Witnesses:

B. F. SHAW, R. E. BYRD.

